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Authors
Lichtenstein AH.
Title
Dietary fat: A history [Review]
Source
Nutrition Reviews. 57(1):11-14, 1999 Jan.
KeyWords Plus
American-heart-association. Paleolithic nutrition.
Professionals.
Perspective. Statement. Disease. Risk.
Abstract
Dietary fat intake and its effect on human health is a
hotly debated issue
and major point of interest in nutrition research and
practice today. This
review traces the history of dietary fat intake, the
influence of human
evolution on dietary fat intake, and the relationship
between dietary fat
and health. [References: 33]
Institution
Reprint available from:
Lichtenstein AH
Tufts Univ, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutr Res Ctr Aging,
Lipid Metab Lab
Boston, MA 02111
USA